She was the daughter of Arch Robertson and Carolina Christina Stark. She married Paul James Murphy, Sr., on December 16, 1938.
Obituary from the Sunpapers, Originally published October 5, 2006:
Margaret R. Murphy, 92, homemaker
Margaret R. Murphy, a homemaker and longtime member of Hamilton Presbyterian Church, died Saturday at the Brightwood nursing home in Lutherville of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 92.
She was born Margaret Angie Robertson and raised in Dunmore, Pa. In 1938, she married Paul James Murphy.
The couple moved to Royston Avenue in 1952.
Mr. Murphy, a district manager for the Baltimore Insurance Co., died in 1979.
Mrs. Murphy taught Sunday school at Hamilton Presbyterian Church, where she had been president of the women's association.
"Her major hobby was trying to get us to read the Bible," said a son, Brian R. Murphy of Hamilton.
Mrs. Murphy was a member of Opti-Mrs., the women's auxiliary of the Optimist Club. She also was an avid Scrabble player, family members said.
For the past two years, she was a resident of Quail Run, a Carney assisted-living facility, and had moved to Brightwood several weeks ago.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Leonard J. Ruck Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road.
Also surviving are three other sons, Paul J. Murphy Jr. of Hampton Roads, Va., Richard T. Murphy of Wilson Point and Kevin E. Murphy of Gardenville; two daughters, Carolyn L. Dabirsiaghi of Glen Arm and Sharon M. Sartor of Willingboro, N.J.; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Another son, Douglas E. Murphy, died in 2003.
Obituary from The Scranton Times Tribune, published 10/04/06:
MARGARET ROBERTSON MURPHY
September 30, 2006
Margaret Robertson Murphy, died Saturday at Brightwood Center in Lutherville, Md. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul James Murphy Sr., whom she married Dec. 16, 1938.
Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late Arch Robertson and Carolina Christina Stark, she was a 1932 graduate of Dunmore High School and recently celebrated her 92nd birthday. Her family moved to Baltimore in 1952, where she was active in Hamilton Presbyterian Church as a Sunday school teacher and past president of the Women's Association. She died surrounded by her family.
Surviving are four sons, Paul Murphy Jr., Hampton Roads, Va.; Richard Murphy, Wilson Point, Md.; Brian Murphy, Baltimore; and Kevin Murphy, Baltimore; two daughters, Dr. Carolyn Loretta Dabirsiaghi, Baltimore, and Sharon Margaret Sartor, Willingboro, N.J.; 17 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Douglas Ernest Murphy Sr.; a daughter-in-law, Wapee P'tu Murphy; and two grandchildren, Laura Valenti and Mark Murphy.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road, Baltimore. Interment, Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
Death notice published in the Baltimore Sun on 10/2/2006:
MARGARET R. MURPHY
MURPHY, Margaret R. On September 30, 2006, MARGARET R. MURPHY (nee Robertson), beloved wife of the late Paul J. Murphy; loving mother of Paul J. Murphy, Jr., Richard T. Murphy, Carolyn Dabirsiaghi, Brian R. Murphy, Sharon M. Sartar, Kevin E. Murphy and the late Douglas E. Murphy, Sr. Also survived by 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Service will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck, Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale), on Thursday, due notice of time. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday, 7 to 9 P.M. and Wednesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093.
Siblings:
Ernest Arch Robertson
Elizabeth Sophia Robertson
Children:
Douglas Ernest Murphy, Sr.,
Brian Robertson Murphy
Wife of surviving son Paul:
Wapee (Dhu) P'tu Kumphan
Husband of surviving daughter Sharon:
Douglas Wayne Sartor
Grandchildren:
Laura Lee Murphy
Mark Brendan Murphy
Parents of daughter-in-law Debra Land:
Ernest Morgan Land, Jr.
Mary Sue Criner
Mother of daughter-in-law Phyllis Lookadoo:
Hazel Caronal Horne
Parents of his son-in-law Douglas Sartor:
Frederick John "Fritz" Sartor
Donna J. Elmer
Parents of daughter-in-law Barbara Ann Wood:
Robert Percy Wood
Cecilia Ann Weigand
NOTE: My paternal grandmother.
Obituary from the Sunpapers, Originally published October 5, 2006:
Margaret R. Murphy, 92, homemaker
Margaret R. Murphy, a homemaker and longtime member of Hamilton Presbyterian Church, died Saturday at the Brightwood nursing home in Lutherville of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 92.
She was born Margaret Angie Robertson and raised in Dunmore, Pa. In 1938, she married Paul James Murphy.
The couple moved to Royston Avenue in 1952.
Mr. Murphy, a district manager for the Baltimore Insurance Co., died in 1979.
Mrs. Murphy taught Sunday school at Hamilton Presbyterian Church, where she had been president of the women's association.
"Her major hobby was trying to get us to read the Bible," said a son, Brian R. Murphy of Hamilton.
Mrs. Murphy was a member of Opti-Mrs., the women's auxiliary of the Optimist Club. She also was an avid Scrabble player, family members said.
For the past two years, she was a resident of Quail Run, a Carney assisted-living facility, and had moved to Brightwood several weeks ago.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Leonard J. Ruck Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road.
Also surviving are three other sons, Paul J. Murphy Jr. of Hampton Roads, Va., Richard T. Murphy of Wilson Point and Kevin E. Murphy of Gardenville; two daughters, Carolyn L. Dabirsiaghi of Glen Arm and Sharon M. Sartor of Willingboro, N.J.; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Another son, Douglas E. Murphy, died in 2003.
Obituary from The Scranton Times Tribune, published 10/04/06:
MARGARET ROBERTSON MURPHY
September 30, 2006
Margaret Robertson Murphy, died Saturday at Brightwood Center in Lutherville, Md. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul James Murphy Sr., whom she married Dec. 16, 1938.
Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late Arch Robertson and Carolina Christina Stark, she was a 1932 graduate of Dunmore High School and recently celebrated her 92nd birthday. Her family moved to Baltimore in 1952, where she was active in Hamilton Presbyterian Church as a Sunday school teacher and past president of the Women's Association. She died surrounded by her family.
Surviving are four sons, Paul Murphy Jr., Hampton Roads, Va.; Richard Murphy, Wilson Point, Md.; Brian Murphy, Baltimore; and Kevin Murphy, Baltimore; two daughters, Dr. Carolyn Loretta Dabirsiaghi, Baltimore, and Sharon Margaret Sartor, Willingboro, N.J.; 17 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Douglas Ernest Murphy Sr.; a daughter-in-law, Wapee P'tu Murphy; and two grandchildren, Laura Valenti and Mark Murphy.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road, Baltimore. Interment, Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
Death notice published in the Baltimore Sun on 10/2/2006:
MARGARET R. MURPHY
MURPHY, Margaret R. On September 30, 2006, MARGARET R. MURPHY (nee Robertson), beloved wife of the late Paul J. Murphy; loving mother of Paul J. Murphy, Jr., Richard T. Murphy, Carolyn Dabirsiaghi, Brian R. Murphy, Sharon M. Sartar, Kevin E. Murphy and the late Douglas E. Murphy, Sr. Also survived by 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Service will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck, Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale), on Thursday, due notice of time. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday, 7 to 9 P.M. and Wednesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093.
Siblings:
Ernest Arch Robertson
Elizabeth Sophia Robertson
Children:
Douglas Ernest Murphy, Sr.,
Brian Robertson Murphy
Wife of surviving son Paul:
Wapee (Dhu) P'tu Kumphan
Husband of surviving daughter Sharon:
Douglas Wayne Sartor
Grandchildren:
Laura Lee Murphy
Mark Brendan Murphy
Parents of daughter-in-law Debra Land:
Ernest Morgan Land, Jr.
Mary Sue Criner
Mother of daughter-in-law Phyllis Lookadoo:
Hazel Caronal Horne
Parents of his son-in-law Douglas Sartor:
Frederick John "Fritz" Sartor
Donna J. Elmer
Parents of daughter-in-law Barbara Ann Wood:
Robert Percy Wood
Cecilia Ann Weigand
NOTE: My paternal grandmother.
She was the daughter of Arch Robertson and Carolina Christina Stark. She married Paul James Murphy, Sr., on December 16, 1938.
Obituary from the Sunpapers, Originally published October 5, 2006:
Margaret R. Murphy, 92, homemaker
Margaret R. Murphy, a homemaker and longtime member of Hamilton Presbyterian Church, died Saturday at the Brightwood nursing home in Lutherville of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 92.
She was born Margaret Angie Robertson and raised in Dunmore, Pa. In 1938, she married Paul James Murphy.
The couple moved to Royston Avenue in 1952.
Mr. Murphy, a district manager for the Baltimore Insurance Co., died in 1979.
Mrs. Murphy taught Sunday school at Hamilton Presbyterian Church, where she had been president of the women's association.
"Her major hobby was trying to get us to read the Bible," said a son, Brian R. Murphy of Hamilton.
Mrs. Murphy was a member of Opti-Mrs., the women's auxiliary of the Optimist Club. She also was an avid Scrabble player, family members said.
For the past two years, she was a resident of Quail Run, a Carney assisted-living facility, and had moved to Brightwood several weeks ago.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Leonard J. Ruck Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road.
Also surviving are three other sons, Paul J. Murphy Jr. of Hampton Roads, Va., Richard T. Murphy of Wilson Point and Kevin E. Murphy of Gardenville; two daughters, Carolyn L. Dabirsiaghi of Glen Arm and Sharon M. Sartor of Willingboro, N.J.; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Another son, Douglas E. Murphy, died in 2003.
Obituary from The Scranton Times Tribune, published 10/04/06:
MARGARET ROBERTSON MURPHY
September 30, 2006
Margaret Robertson Murphy, died Saturday at Brightwood Center in Lutherville, Md. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul James Murphy Sr., whom she married Dec. 16, 1938.
Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late Arch Robertson and Carolina Christina Stark, she was a 1932 graduate of Dunmore High School and recently celebrated her 92nd birthday. Her family moved to Baltimore in 1952, where she was active in Hamilton Presbyterian Church as a Sunday school teacher and past president of the Women's Association. She died surrounded by her family.
Surviving are four sons, Paul Murphy Jr., Hampton Roads, Va.; Richard Murphy, Wilson Point, Md.; Brian Murphy, Baltimore; and Kevin Murphy, Baltimore; two daughters, Dr. Carolyn Loretta Dabirsiaghi, Baltimore, and Sharon Margaret Sartor, Willingboro, N.J.; 17 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Douglas Ernest Murphy Sr.; a daughter-in-law, Wapee P'tu Murphy; and two grandchildren, Laura Valenti and Mark Murphy.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road, Baltimore. Interment, Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
Death notice published in the Baltimore Sun on 10/2/2006:
MARGARET R. MURPHY
MURPHY, Margaret R. On September 30, 2006, MARGARET R. MURPHY (nee Robertson), beloved wife of the late Paul J. Murphy; loving mother of Paul J. Murphy, Jr., Richard T. Murphy, Carolyn Dabirsiaghi, Brian R. Murphy, Sharon M. Sartar, Kevin E. Murphy and the late Douglas E. Murphy, Sr. Also survived by 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Service will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck, Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale), on Thursday, due notice of time. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday, 7 to 9 P.M. and Wednesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093.
Siblings:
Ernest Arch Robertson
Elizabeth Sophia Robertson
Children:
Douglas Ernest Murphy, Sr.,
Brian Robertson Murphy
Wife of surviving son Paul:
Wapee (Dhu) P'tu Kumphan
Husband of surviving daughter Sharon:
Douglas Wayne Sartor
Grandchildren:
Laura Lee Murphy
Mark Brendan Murphy
Parents of daughter-in-law Debra Land:
Ernest Morgan Land, Jr.
Mary Sue Criner
Mother of daughter-in-law Phyllis Lookadoo:
Hazel Caronal Horne
Parents of his son-in-law Douglas Sartor:
Frederick John "Fritz" Sartor
Donna J. Elmer
Parents of daughter-in-law Barbara Ann Wood:
Robert Percy Wood
Cecilia Ann Weigand
NOTE: My paternal grandmother.
Obituary from the Sunpapers, Originally published October 5, 2006:
Margaret R. Murphy, 92, homemaker
Margaret R. Murphy, a homemaker and longtime member of Hamilton Presbyterian Church, died Saturday at the Brightwood nursing home in Lutherville of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 92.
She was born Margaret Angie Robertson and raised in Dunmore, Pa. In 1938, she married Paul James Murphy.
The couple moved to Royston Avenue in 1952.
Mr. Murphy, a district manager for the Baltimore Insurance Co., died in 1979.
Mrs. Murphy taught Sunday school at Hamilton Presbyterian Church, where she had been president of the women's association.
"Her major hobby was trying to get us to read the Bible," said a son, Brian R. Murphy of Hamilton.
Mrs. Murphy was a member of Opti-Mrs., the women's auxiliary of the Optimist Club. She also was an avid Scrabble player, family members said.
For the past two years, she was a resident of Quail Run, a Carney assisted-living facility, and had moved to Brightwood several weeks ago.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Leonard J. Ruck Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road.
Also surviving are three other sons, Paul J. Murphy Jr. of Hampton Roads, Va., Richard T. Murphy of Wilson Point and Kevin E. Murphy of Gardenville; two daughters, Carolyn L. Dabirsiaghi of Glen Arm and Sharon M. Sartor of Willingboro, N.J.; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Another son, Douglas E. Murphy, died in 2003.
Obituary from The Scranton Times Tribune, published 10/04/06:
MARGARET ROBERTSON MURPHY
September 30, 2006
Margaret Robertson Murphy, died Saturday at Brightwood Center in Lutherville, Md. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul James Murphy Sr., whom she married Dec. 16, 1938.
Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late Arch Robertson and Carolina Christina Stark, she was a 1932 graduate of Dunmore High School and recently celebrated her 92nd birthday. Her family moved to Baltimore in 1952, where she was active in Hamilton Presbyterian Church as a Sunday school teacher and past president of the Women's Association. She died surrounded by her family.
Surviving are four sons, Paul Murphy Jr., Hampton Roads, Va.; Richard Murphy, Wilson Point, Md.; Brian Murphy, Baltimore; and Kevin Murphy, Baltimore; two daughters, Dr. Carolyn Loretta Dabirsiaghi, Baltimore, and Sharon Margaret Sartor, Willingboro, N.J.; 17 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Douglas Ernest Murphy Sr.; a daughter-in-law, Wapee P'tu Murphy; and two grandchildren, Laura Valenti and Mark Murphy.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road, Baltimore. Interment, Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
Death notice published in the Baltimore Sun on 10/2/2006:
MARGARET R. MURPHY
MURPHY, Margaret R. On September 30, 2006, MARGARET R. MURPHY (nee Robertson), beloved wife of the late Paul J. Murphy; loving mother of Paul J. Murphy, Jr., Richard T. Murphy, Carolyn Dabirsiaghi, Brian R. Murphy, Sharon M. Sartar, Kevin E. Murphy and the late Douglas E. Murphy, Sr. Also survived by 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Service will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck, Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale), on Thursday, due notice of time. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday, 7 to 9 P.M. and Wednesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093.
Siblings:
Ernest Arch Robertson
Elizabeth Sophia Robertson
Children:
Douglas Ernest Murphy, Sr.,
Brian Robertson Murphy
Wife of surviving son Paul:
Wapee (Dhu) P'tu Kumphan
Husband of surviving daughter Sharon:
Douglas Wayne Sartor
Grandchildren:
Laura Lee Murphy
Mark Brendan Murphy
Parents of daughter-in-law Debra Land:
Ernest Morgan Land, Jr.
Mary Sue Criner
Mother of daughter-in-law Phyllis Lookadoo:
Hazel Caronal Horne
Parents of his son-in-law Douglas Sartor:
Frederick John "Fritz" Sartor
Donna J. Elmer
Parents of daughter-in-law Barbara Ann Wood:
Robert Percy Wood
Cecilia Ann Weigand
NOTE: My paternal grandmother.
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